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- International SecretariatRUSSIAN FEDERATION:Censorship of Elton John biopic an insult for the rights of LGBTI people
- 12 June 2019 / Region:RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity
- International SecretariatISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN:Sentencing of human rights lawyer to 30 years in prison and 111 lashes ‘a shocking injustice’
- 8 June 2019 / Region:ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:
- International SecretariatUS coalition admission of 1,300 civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria
- 5 June 2019 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict
- International SecretariatUN: Catastrophic failure as civilians ravaged by war violations 70 years after Geneva Conventions
- 1 June 2019 / Region: / Topic:Regional conflict
- International SecretariatUNITED STATES OF AMERICA:Authorities must stop criminalizing humanitarian aid
- 30 May 2019 / Region:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatPEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:China steps up suppression of activists ahead of Tiananmen crackdown 30th anniversary
- 28 May 2019 / Region:PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:
- International SecretariatDEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA:Refugees fear for their safety amid desperate conditions
- 25 May 2019 / Region:DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatSWISS CONFEDERATION:One in five women is a victim of sexual violence
- 24 May 2019 / Region:SWISS CONFEDERATION / Topic:Women's Rights
- International SecretariatFRENCH REPUBLIC:Trumped up charges against human rights defender must be dropped
- 21 May 2019 / Region:FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatUNION OF MYANMAR:Genuine press freedom must follow release of Reuters journalists
- 21 May 2019 / Region:UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:
- International SecretariatFEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL:Risk of bloodshed in the Amazon unless government protects Indigenous peoples from illegal land seizures and logging
- 18 May 2019 / Region:FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group
- International SecretariatRUSSIAN FEDERATION:Court ruling on case of displaying ‘undesirable’ logo against Free Media welcomed
- 16 May 2019 / Region:RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA:22 death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, a welcome step towards abolition
- 16 May 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatSOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM:Surge in number of prisoners of conscience, new research shows
- 14 May 2019 / Region:SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM / Topic:
- International SecretariatPEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:Transgender people risk their lives with dangerous self-surgery
- 11 May 2019 / Region:PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity
- International SecretariatBrunei Darussalam: Sultan’s speech a first step to repealing ‘heinous’ laws
- 9 May 2019 / Region: / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR:Excessive use of pre-trial detention continues to grow, with devastating impact
- 8 May 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR / Topic:
- International SecretariatSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC:Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
- 26 April 2019 / Region:SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict
- International SecretariatRepublic of Lebanon:Lebanese government must end exploitation and shocking abuse of migrant domestic workers
- 25 April 2019 / Region:Republic of Lebanon / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF SUDAN:Former president Omar Al-Bashir must be tried by ICC for war crimes
- 25 April 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic: